Match-safe



(No Model.) I

- J. M. WHEELER.

. MATCH SAFE. No. 293,694, Y Patented Feb. 19, 1.884.

N. PETERS. Pholn'Lhhvgrapher. wmin m. n.c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OHN M. WHEELER, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

' MATCH-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 293,694, dated February l9, 1884.

Application filed April 9,1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whomit may concern describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a front view of a match-safe embodying my improvements. Fig.2 represents a longitudinal section of the same on line 00 as, Fig. 1; and Fig.- 3 represents a transverse section on line 2 z, Fig. 1.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

In carrying out my invention I take a fiat sheet of stout paper or other suitable material, cut a transverse slot, a, therein, and emboss a portion of the sheet below said slot to form a pocket, P, leaving a flat margin or marginal back, M, entirely surrounding said pocket. The slot a forms the mouth or open upper end of the pocket P. To the back side of said margin M, I apply a suitable adhesive coating, 0, adapted, when moistened, to adhere to a supporting-surface.

: It will be seen that the article thus formed constitutes a fiat marginal backpiece and an open-backed pocket, so that before the margin M is secured to a support a number of the articles can be packed or nested together in compact form. When the back side of the margin M is secured to a wall or other support by its adhesive coating, said support forms a back for the pocket.

I do' not limit myself in all cases to an openbacked pocket, for, if desired, the adhesive back piece may cover the back of the pocket, the latter being made in a separate piece from the back piece, and suitably secured thereto.

The margin M may extend only to the upper end of the pocket instead of above the. same, in which case it will not be necessary to slot the piece of material, the pocket extending to the upper edge of said piece. A portion, N, of the margin M is preferably coated with abrasive material adapted to ignite matches.

The open back pocket and its margin may be made of cast-iron or other metal, if desired.

l. A match safe or receptacle composed of an open-backed pocket and a marginal back piece, said pocket and back piece being adapted to be-nested in packing,the surface to which said back'piece is applied forming a back for said pocket, as set forth.

p 2. The combination, in a matchsafe, of a flat back piece, a pocket or receptacle on one side of said back piece, and an adhesive coating on the opposite side, whereby said back piece and pocket may be attached to,a wall or other support, as set forth. g

3. An open'backed match-safe, composed of a flat piece of material slotted transversely to form the mouth of a pocket, embossed below said slot to form the body of the pocket, and provided with aflat marginal portion entirely surrounding the pocket and having an adhesive coating on its rear surface, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed myname to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 5th day of April, 1883. 80

JOHN M. WHEELER.

Witnesses:

EDWARD D. MOORE, OHAs. M. KIMBALL. 

